** I was sent this book by NetGalley and Carina Press in return for an honest review. Thank you so much! **
Rating: 4.5/5
Genre: Thriller, Cop Fiction, LGBT
Synopsis: 
Aidan Talley is back to at work after a horrible accident that took his partner Tom and the love of his life Gabe. SAC Cruz is Aidan’s boss and also was Gabe’s sister and they still have a very close relationship and constantly look out for one another. Cruz and Aidan both believe that the accident that took Tom and Gabe was not an accident and have vowed to get to the bottom of the attack and put whoever is responsible for it behind bars.
Upon arrival back to his detective work, Aidan finds himself with a new partner, “Whiskey” or Jameson Walker, an ex-pro basketball player.  The attraction for both men is mutual from the beginning of their partnership and both have to try extremely hard not to give into temptation or give a clue to the other partner about their underlying feelings.
Quickly the partners gain a mutual respect for each other in their respective fields and even donned adorable nicknames for each other and partook in adorable yet sexually frustrated witty banter. Whiskey and Irish were asked to come to Texas to follow up on a cybercrime against a major nuclear facility that faced a major break in their security system. Over the course of a few weeks, many departments come together to investigate different employees and staff to see if they can get to the bottom of who is behind the attacks and what their ultimate plan is. 
When Aidan and Jamie start getting close to finding out who is behind the attacks things heat up both criminally and physically. Both agents are put to their limits in all aspects and a life or death scenario forces the two men to come together to solve this crime and finally come clean about their feelings. 
**SPOILERS** 
Characters:
Aidan: When the book first started I pictured him as an old washed up detective, overweight and not attractive- until the scene was set and they divulged how delicious and handsome he actually was. He quickly changed to my second favorite character, behind Jaime of course, and we got to see the pain behind his soul and saw what it took to make his heart begin to heal.
Jamie: Um.. Yum. Why can’t we have a Jamie in all our lives! I love how his young age is displayed in his sassy dialogue and his ability to calm and read Aidan is fantastic. He shows that there is more to the athletic side of college and professional sports and even puts a highlight on the hard times that they have to go through to keep their personal life out of the spotlight or take the risk of being yourself. 

This book was amazing! This book doesn’t come out until the end of February and I already want the next, I am hooked! I mostly picked this book because I am trying to diversify and read more LGBT literature, but this was a fantastic surprise. The story was gripping and intense where the relationship was more of a cherry on top of the already sweet surprise. This book left off on a cliff hanger and I am DYING to know what happens between Jamie and Aidan and also see what else they can uncover about the accident.

3.5 stars

Adrian is just coming back to his job as a FBI agent after his husband and work partner (2 different people) were killed in a car accident. His boss partners him with a younger agent, Jaime, who works in cyber crimes. The two men are immediately attracted to each other but Adrian is not ready to move on and is still struggling with his grief. 

The guys get sent to Texas to work a case where someone is trying to hack into a school filled with biohazards. While Adrian keeps talking in his head about how he can't get involved with Jaime, he does little to stay away from him. Their tongues are in each other's mouths pretty quickly. I liked them together but I felt like much of the chemistry between them was just ok. The plot had the potential to be filled with feelz and to have a big hurt/comfort trope but really it had neither. There was more telling than showing.

The case they worked on interesting enough but there were some twists that were a little too unbelievable. They definitely pushed the boundaries on what real FBI agents would/could do. Although this is not noted as being part of a series there is a plot twist at the end that would indicate there will be more books about these two coming.

This was a new author for me and despite my minor complaints I did enjoy this. I will definitely check out the next book in the series. 

**ARC received through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review**
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I devoured this book and I couldn't get enough. I like crime shows on TV so this book was right up my alley. I loved everything about it, the plot, the characters, the suspense, the romance... Jesus fuck the romance was exquisite! 

I'm an absolute sucker for emotionally damaged characters and for brainiacs who are sexy as hell, and this book gave me the best of both worlds. Jameson "Whiskey" Walker is a hotter than hell brainiac smarty pants hacker extraordinaire. Ex basketball star who gave up his career in order to become an FBI agent, Whiskey is one of the bureau's best hackers and Aiden Talley's new partner. Whiskey is ten years Aiden's junior and he's been nurturing a crush on Aiden for the past three years, ever since he joined the bureau. 

Aiden Talley is a damaged man who's dead inside after losing both his husband and his partner in a car accident 8 months ago. Recently returning to his job, Aiden finds himself partnered with 30 year old Whiskey, who makes his head spin and makes him want things he shouldn't. Caught between the strong need to feel alive again and his guilt at betraying his husband's memory, Aiden is fighting his attraction towards Whiskey, but the need to feel alive is stronger than the guilt.

The chemistry these two have is the real deal; it seriously made the hair stand up on my body. I was sucked into this overwhelming attraction between them and was rooting for them the whole time. I loved that even though there are plenty of things happening and many bad guys to catch, the emotional connection between Aiden and Whiskey was still the main focus of the book, perfectly etched into the plot. And when they finally gave into the chemistry, I forgot all about the bad guys or the fact that there are criminals to catch and bombs to deactivate. 

This book was the perfect start to an awesome series, even though Aiden and Whiskey will continue to work toward their happily ever after in the next two books. I'm a fan!

Because of all the potential spoilers, I'm going to wait to do a full review until the next book is out. I did enjoy this and look forward to the next book.